Andrew Burns | |
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Born | 20 November 1969 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1992–present |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | Fleet Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces Amphibious Task Group HMS Bulwark HMS Somerset HMS Berkeley |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Andrew Paul Burns, CB , OBE (born 20 November 1969) is a senior Royal Navy officer. He has served as Fleet Commander since September 2021.
Educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, Sherborne School and Durham University (Hatfield College) (1989–1992), [1] Burns joined the Royal Navy in 1992. [2] He also holds an MA degree in Defence Studies from King's College London. He was given command of the minesweeper HMS Berkeley in 2000 and, after being deployed to Iraq as a Director for Communications and Information Systems in 2004, he became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Somerset in 2009 and then of the assault ship HMS Bulwark in 2012. [2] He became Principal Staff Officer to the Commander Joint Forces Command in 2013, [2] and Commander Amphibious Task Group in May 2016. [3]
In February 2019, Burns was promoted to rear admiral, [4] and appointed Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces and Rear Admiral Surface Ships. [5] [6] He was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability) in January 2020 [7] and was also given the title of Director Develop as of September 2020. [8] He was promoted to vice admiral and took up the post of Fleet Commander in September 2021. [9]
Burns was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours, [10] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2021 Birthday Honours. [11]
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Rear-Admiral Andrew P. Burns: Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability), January 2020
n response toyour request,I can advise that the position of Director Develop is held by Rear Admiral Andrew Burns.